NOTICE: There is no hunting allowed on the preserve, but adjacent landowners do hunt. For SAFETY, the preserve is closed on the following dates:
October 11-13, 2025 (Youth Firearm Deer Season)
November 21-23, 2025 (1st Firearm Deer Season)
December 4-7, 2025 (2nd Firearm Deer Season)
December 12-14, 2025 (Muzzle Loaded Only Season)
January 1-4, 2026 and January 16-18, 2026 (Firearm)
BE AWARE:
October 1, 2025 through January 18, 2026 is Bow Season. Trails are open BUT wear bright orange if visiting the preserve
Amboy Marsh was purchased by the Illinois Audubon Society in 2012. This acquisition provides for permanent protection of a rare and fragile portion of the Green River Lowlands section of the Grand Prairie Division.
Located in southeastern Lee County, the 302-acre wetland complex is interspersed with black oak sand savannas, sedge meadows and dry sand prairie. Diverse habitat provides homes for a variety of native flora and fauna.
By definition Amboy Marsh Nature Preserve is a watery place. Several springs and seeps emerge from the side of sand dunes; characteristic marshes and wetlands here have always been a seasonal phenomenon, a blessing for amphibians that require fishless ponds for successful breeding.
Visitor Rules
Amboy Marsh Nature Preserve Trail Map
Hot Spot Link to eBird Species List for Amboy Marsh Nature Preserve
